Untitled (woman holding baby) c. 1950

Editor: This intriguing gelatin silver print, "Untitled (woman holding baby)" by Lucian and Mary Brown, has a ghostly quality, perhaps due to the inverted tones. The dimensions are fairly small, roughly 4 by 5 inches. How do you read this image? Curator: Considering the material, gelatin silver, and the process of creating a negative, it’s clear the image's impact stems from its indexical relationship to light and the chemistry involved. How do the socio-economic conditions of photographic production influence the reading of this image as an object for display or home use? Editor: That's an interesting point. I hadn't considered the accessibility of photography at the time. Thanks for that insight! Curator: It changes everything, doesn't it? Examining the process of image making highlights the cultural and class dynamics inherent to photography.